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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-04-20; Planning Commission; Resolution 3650I/ 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 3650 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, DENYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN FROM PI TO C AND OS ON PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD EAST OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH COLLEGE BOULEVARD/FUTURE ALGA ROAD. CASE NAME: ENCINAS CREEK - MORGAN CASE NO: GPA 93-03 WHEREAS, a verified application for an amendment to the Gen designation for certain property located, as shown on Exhibit GPA 93-03, dated 1994, attached and incorporated herein, has been filed with the Planning Con 11 WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request for an 12 and l3 as provided in Title 21 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code; and l4 1 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on the 20th day of Ap 15 16 hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said reque 17 WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and consic 18 19 ,I considered all factors relating to the General Plan Amendment. testimony and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Co 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning Co of the City of Carlsbad, as follows: A) That the above recitations are true and correct. B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Co DENIES GPA 93-03, based on the following findings. .... .... 28 /I /I e e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ~ I 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Findin~s: 1. 2. The proposed land use designation is not appropriate for the site inconsistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan. The p designation is inappropriate as the site's access possibilities are too limiti commercial use of the site. The site has a public street frontage only on arterial street, Palomar Airport Road, and an access to this property from Airport Road would not meet intersection spacing requirements for a primc roadway. It will therefore be necessary for access to the site to be ( through the adjacent parcels to the west, Frazee and Kelly as depictei conceptual Development Plan, to reach future Alga Road a Major Arteri: Policy "C" of the Land Use Element is to "Discourage strip con development". The Planning Commission has determined that propertic Palomar Airport Road redesignated as commercial could result in the crf strip commercial development along this important roadway. The Commission finds that the western right-of-way line of Alga Road Boulevard should be the dividing line for commercial developmel considered in conjunction with the access problems to the properties to of this future roadway. 3. Land Use Element Policy ItB" is to "Arrange land uses so that they community identify and are orderly, functionally efficient, healthful, conv the public and aesthetically pleasing". Access to the site is to limited at not be functionally efficient for a commercial land use requiring di~ identifiable access by motorists to a major roadway. 4. Land Use Element Policy "D" states, "Locate major commercial and i centers in areas which are easily accessible to maior transportation f Again the location of the site with it's limited and somewhat circuitous order to comply with City policies and standards prevents the property frc easily accessible to major transportation facilities to the degree requi commercial use. 5. Circulation Element Policy D.1.2 stipulates that "The number of access freeways and prime arterials should be minimized to enhance the functio~ routes as throughways". This policy addresses the main function of arterial which is to carry large volumes of traffic within and through Limitations on the location and number of intersecting roadways and ( allow prime arterials to achieve this intended function of their desigr maintains a higher degree of traffic safety. This policy provides justif% the prohibition of direct access fi-om the property to Palomar Airport R .... PC RES0 NO. 3650 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 I-8 I 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 6. Circulation Element Policy D.2 reads as follows: "Prime Arterials: Drivew is prohibited on prime arterials". Palomar Airport Road is a prime Therefore the property must gain access through the Kelly and Frazee F to future Alga Road which is not a desirable situation for a commercial I by doing so the traffic generated for a commercial proposal will not mee de-sac standard for the maximum number of average daily vehicle trips 7. The proposed land use is not consistent and compatible with surrounc uses. The proposal will result in an isolated commercial designation wh located at the intersection of arterial streets. 8. A Traffic Study was prepared for the proposed land use change by WF Engineering, Inc. and is dated June 14,1993. The study shows that a co development on this property will generate 8,600 daily trips as compar 1,100 daily trips generated by a planned industrial project of the same s is a difference of 7,500 daily trips. The traffic generation for the commercial proposal will not meet the single entrance cul-de-sac dev standard. The site is limited to one access point through the Frazee , parcels. Approval of land use change will create a situation where a commercial development on the property could not comply with the En Department's cul-de-sac policy. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... PC RES0 NO. 3650 3 i1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 20th day of April, ' the following vote, to wit: AYES: Chairperson Savary, Commissioners: Schlehuber Welshons, Erwin & Hall. NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Betz. ABSTAIN: None. 1 ~ 10 11 12 13 14 i ATTEST: J I /x- PEGGY d&&Y, Chairpers CARLSBAD PLANNING COMM 15 16 I? Planning Director u v MICHAEL J. HOLZMILLER 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ~ PC RES0 NO. 3650 4 II I a a APRIL 20, 1s I- 6 . \ 1 1 EXIS1 GENERAL a RLM ~ ~ I PROP0 GENERAL 4 Gity of Carisba t I I ENCINAS CREEK-MORGAN I GPA 93-0